The Kingdom of Bahrain—a name that translates as “Two Seas”—is actually an archipelago of 33 low-lying islands located in the heart of the Gulf. Situated along major Arabian and international trade routes between Asia and the West, the Kingdom has, for millennia, served as an important port and center of business. Just minutes from the Bahrain International Circuit, the word ‘drive’ takes on a whole new meaning at one of the Middle East’s finest golf courses - Riffa Golf Club, which welcomes visitors as well as members and their guests. Featuring an 18-hole PGA grass golf course designed by Karl Litten, a 250 metre, 30 bay floodlit driving range, superb clubhouse facilities with golf shop and Bahrain’s only Golf Academy, Riffa is an outstanding example of the new generation of ‘desert oasis’ golf clubs that have sprung up around the Gulf in the past 15 years or so.